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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
6, 7, 8 September 1880 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HH Stephenson, RA Thoms
Match Result: England won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Edward Grace | c George Alexander b Alec Bannerman | 36 | 94 | 81 | 4 | - |
| 2. WG Grace | b Joey Palmer | 152 | 0 | 251 | 12 | - |
| 3. Bunny Lucas | b Alec Bannerman | 55 | 121 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 4. Billy Barnes | b George Alexander | 28 | 0 | 50 | 1 | - |
| *5. Lord Harris | c George Bonnor b George Alexander | 52 | 97 | 90 | 7 | - |
| 6. Frank Penn | b Alec Bannerman | 23 | 45 | 35 | 3 | - |
| 7. Allan Steel | c Harry Boyle b William Moule | 42 | 0 | 50 | 5 | - |
| +8. Alfred Lyttelton | not out | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. Fred Grace | c Alec Bannerman b William Moule | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Alfred Shaw | b William Moule | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Fred Morley | run out ( > > ) | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-91 (Edward Grace), 2-211 (Bunny Lucas), 3-269 (Billy Barnes), 4-281 (WG Grace), 5-322 (Frank Penn), 6-404 (Lord Harris), 7-410 (Allan Steel), 8-410 (Fred Grace), 9-413 (Alfred Shaw), 420 (Fred Morley). |
| Extras | 8b, 11lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 210.3 ovs) 420 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Boyle | 44 | 17 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 70 | 27 | 116 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Alexander | 32 | 10 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bannerman | 50 | 12 | 111 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy McDonnell | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Moule | 12.3 | 4 | 23 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | b Fred Morley | 32 | 54 | 48 | 5 | - |
| *2. Billy Murdoch | c Billy Barnes b Allan Steel | 0 | 19 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Tom Groube | b Allan Steel | 11 | 44 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 4. Percy McDonnell | c Billy Barnes b Fred Morley | 27 | 0 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 5. Jim Slight | c Fred Grace b Fred Morley | 11 | 35 | 29 | 1 | - |
| +6. Jack Blackham | c & b Fred Morley | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. George Bonnor | c Fred Grace b Alfred Shaw | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Harry Boyle | not out | 36 | 47 | 53 | 5 | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | b Fred Morley | 6 | 0 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. George Alexander | c WG Grace b Allan Steel | 6 | 0 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. William Moule | c Fred Morley b WG Grace | 6 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Billy Murdoch), 2-39 (Alec Bannerman), 3-59 (Tom Groube), 4-84 (Jim Slight), 5-84 (Jack Blackham), 6-89 (Percy McDonnell), 7-97 (George Bonnor), 8-113 (Joey Palmer), 9-126 (George Alexander), 149 (William Moule). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.1 ovs) 149 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Morley | 32 | 9 | 56 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 29 | 9 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Shaw | 13 | 5 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| WG Grace | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alec Bannerman | c Bunny Lucas b Alfred Shaw | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 2. Harry Boyle | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| *3. Billy Murdoch | not out | 153 | 358 | 316 | 17 | - |
| 4. Tom Groube | c Alfred Shaw b Fred Morley | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 5. Percy McDonnell | lbw b WG Grace | 43 | 0 | 75 | 9 | - |
| 6. Jim Slight | c Lord Harris b WG Grace | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Blackham | c Edward Grace b Fred Morley | 19 | 0 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 8. George Bonnor | b Allan Steel | 16 | 0 | 23 | 3 | - |
| 9. Joey Palmer | c & b Allan Steel | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 10. George Alexander | c Alfred Shaw b Fred Morley | 33 | 0 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 11. William Moule | b Billy Barnes | 34 | 99 | 90 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Alec Bannerman), 2-13 (Harry Boyle), 3-14 (Tom Groube), 4-97 (Percy McDonnell), 5-101 (Jim Slight), 6-143 (Jack Blackham), 7-181 (George Bonnor), 8-187 (Joey Palmer), 9-239 (George Alexander), 327 (William Moule). |
| Extras | 7b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 176.3 ovs) 327 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Morley | 61 | 30 | 90 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Steel | 31 | 6 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Shaw | 33 | 18 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| WG Grace | 28 | 10 | 66 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Barnes | 8.3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bunny Lucas | 12 | 7 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Penn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Alfred Lyttelton | b Joey Palmer | 13 | 0 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 2. Fred Grace | b Joey Palmer | 0 | 2 | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Bunny Lucas | c Jack Blackham b Joey Palmer | 2 | 18 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Frank Penn | not out | 27 | 46 | 44 | 3 | - |
| 5. Billy Barnes | c William Moule b Harry Boyle | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 6. Edward Grace | b Harry Boyle | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. WG Grace | not out | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - |
| *8. Lord Harris | ||||||
| 9. Allan Steel | ||||||
| 10. Alfred Shaw | ||||||
| 11. Fred Morley |
| FOW | 1-2 (Fred Grace), 2-10 (Bunny Lucas), 3-22 (Alfred Lyttelton), 4-31 (Billy Barnes), 5-31 (Edward Grace). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 33.3 ovs) 57 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harry Boyle | 17 | 7 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joey Palmer | 16.3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Alfred Lyttelton, Fred Grace, Bunny Lucas, Frank Penn, Billy Barnes, Edward Grace, WG Grace, Lord Harris, Allan Steel, Alfred Shaw, Fred Morley